The 4-H Adirondack Guide Program planned

WARRENSBURG -- A program is planned for young people who want to learn how to become an Adirondack guide.

The 4-H Adirondack Guide Program is for boys and girls aged 12 to 18 who want explore natural resource-related topics. The program will give teenagers an opportunity to gain knowledge in biological sciences and develop outdoor leadership skills.

Interested young people may attend a meeting scheduled for 6:30 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 21, at the Warren County Cornell Cooperative Extension Education Center at 377 Schroon River Road in Warrensburg.

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Participants may advance from the beginner guide level through intermediate to full advanced

4-H Adirondack guide status.

Activities include field trips and classes, canoe and camping trips and community service projects. Participants will be taught map and compass reading, canoeing, tree and wildlife identification, camping safety and survival skills, first- aid training and environmental career exploration.

Participants have the opportunity to work with licensed Adirondack guides, forest rangers, fish and wildlife biologists, foresters and skilled woodsmen.